Erroll Hamish Lindsay Graeme Sinclair (10 September 1904 – 24 February 1954) was an English first-class cricketer and tea merchant in Ceylon.
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| Full name | Erroll Hamish Lindsay Graeme Sinclair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1904 Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 February 1954 (aged 49) aboard RMS Orion, off Marsa Alam, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926/27 | Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sinclair was born in September 1904 at Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1924, with Sinclair featuring in four first-class matches for Oxford, including The University Match against Cambridge.[3] He scored 87 runs for Oxford in his four matches, with a high score of 37,[4] while with his leg break bowling he took 12 wickets at an average of 33.33, with best figures of 3 for 65.[5]
After graduating from Oxford, sinclair travelled to British Ceylon where he became assistant manager of the Mousa Ella tea plantation in 1926.[6] While in Ceylon, he featured in further first-class matches during the Marylebone Cricket Club's tour of Ceylon in January and February 1927, playing one match apiece for the Europeans (Ceylon), an Up-Country XI and an All-Ceylon XI.[3] His career best bowling figures of 4 for 56 came for the Up-Country XI.[5] Sinclair died at sea in September 1954 aboard RMS Orion off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt.
References
edit- ^ Herdy, John Henry (1923). Winchester College, 1867-1920. P. and G. Wells. p. 538.
- ^ Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1925. p. 469.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Erroll Sinclair". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Erroll Sinclair". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Erroll Sinclair". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "E.H. Sinclair - Career Details". www.historyofceylontea.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.